Learning a second language isn’t just good for your brain—it’s good for democracy, too

Quartz - Ed Cooke "Though we speak our own language [...]

April 14th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Cultural Tolerance, Culture, Current Events, Democracy, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Multilingualism: Speaking the language of diversity

Al Jazeera - Khaled Diab "As the United Kingdom heads [...]

October 24th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Brain development and Language, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Cultural Intelligence, Cultural Tolerance, Culture, Current Events, Education, England, Foreign Language, Great Britain (UK), Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, Multiculturalism, Multilingual, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Education on dialogue imperative

News Herald - Juliann Talkington In human societies there will [...]

October 10th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Behavior, Child Development, Children, Civil Rights, Communication, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cultural Intelligence, Cultural Tolerance, Culture, Current Events, Deep Learning, divergent thinking, Education, Education system, Educators, Emotions, Family, Family Engagement, Information, Juliann Talkington, Language, Learning, Logical Thinking, Oral Language, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Social Skills, Students, Talkington, United States, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Hold your tongues: why language learners fear a vote for Brexit

The Guardian - Jo Griffin "As a nation of proud [...]

June 22nd, 2016|Categories: Britain, Cultural Intelligence, Cultural Tolerance, Culture, European Union, Foreign Language, Globalized World|Tags: Education, School|

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Training the skills needed for a global world

CCTV.com - Shi Wenjing "International talent has been THE buzzword [...]

June 10th, 2016|Categories: China, Chinese, Cross-cultural, Cultural Intelligence, Cultural studies, Cultural Tolerance, Culture, Foreign Language, Global, Global Economy, Global Workforce, Globalized World, Higher Education, International, Mandarin|Tags: Education, School|

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Bilingual education in the South: When teachers and students connect across cultures

PRI - Dan Carsen "World Language Academy is a place [...]

December 3rd, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bicultural, Bilingual, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Cultural Intelligence, Cultural Tolerance, Culture, Current Events, Foreign Language, Georgia, Language, language and academic achievement, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Embrace the world

News Herald - Juliann Talkington The widespread use of computers [...]

October 2nd, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Arts, Child Development, Children, Cultural Intelligence, Cultural Tolerance, Culture, Education, Foreign Language, Geography, Global, Global Competence, Global Workforce, Globalized World, History, Juliann Talkington, Parenting, Parents, Students, Study Abroad, Talkington|Tags: Education, School|

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Why we should all be learning languages

The Scotsman - Emma O'Neill "...is there any actual benefit [...]

September 30th, 2015|Categories: Cultural Tolerance, Foreign Language, Global, Global Economy, Global Workforce, Globalized World, High School, Jobs, Scotland, Second Language, Skills|Tags: Education, School|

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How Awareness of Cultural Differences Can Help Underachieving Students

KQED News Mind/Shift - Staff Writer "While there is individual [...]

September 25th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Critical Thinking, Cultural Intelligence, Cultural Tolerance, Current Events, Education, Learning, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Study Abroad: Developing Global Competencies

Homeroom - Rachel Warner "Globally competent people have knowledge about [...]

August 6th, 2015|Categories: Cultural Intelligence, Cultural Tolerance, Culture, Foreign Language, Global, Global Competence, International, Jobs, Knowledge, Study Abroad, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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